Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Caffitaly System S P A has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are being reviewed by 2 distinct examiners. Both examiners are located within 1 distinct art unit. This concentration within 1 distinct art unit is beneficial for practitioners, as it often leads to more consistent application of examination guidelines and technical standards across the portfolio. The presence of 2 distinct examiners indicates that the company is managing multiple active matters simultaneously.
EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, responsible for 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the workload is distributed. Practitioners can focus on the specific nuances of the 2 distinct examiners while benefiting from the shared context of 1 distinct art unit. This structure allows for a more unified prosecution strategy compared to portfolios spread across multiple units. The presence of 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area shows a focused effort to secure patent protection in this field. Managing these matters within 1 distinct art unit simplifies the process of monitoring broader unit-wide trends that might affect the company's applications. This focused approach can lead to more efficient prosecution outcomes.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE | 1 | 62.7% | +21.6% |
| HUNTER, JOHN S | 1 | 83.1% | +22.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18558223 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES USING CAPSULES CONTAINING A FOOD SUBSTANCE | HUNTER, JOHN S | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18559967 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING A BEVERAGE BY BREWING A FOOD SUBSTANCE CONTAINED IN A CAPSULE | EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE | — |
| 18558223 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES USING CAPSULES CONTAINING A FOOD SUBSTANCE | HUNTER, JOHN S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18559967 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING A BEVERAGE BY BREWING A FOOD SUBSTANCE CONTAINED IN A CAPSULE | EVANGELISTA, THEODORE JUSTINE | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18558223 | EQUIPMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES USING CAPSULES CONTAINING A FOOD SUBSTANCE | HUNTER, JOHN S | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialCaffitaly System S P A has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Theodore Justine Evangelista has the most, with 1 of Caffitaly System S P A's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
